Supporters of planetary colonization argue that becoming a multi-planet species could safeguard us from potentially ...

Dan Răzvan Popoviciu new book New Worlds: Colonizing Planets, Moons and Beyond (published by Bentham Science) explores the possibilities of transforming humanity into a multi-planetary species, while ...

Fox's "Stars on Mars" wraps up its debut season tonight (Aug. 28) after last week's surprise visit from the series' Mission Control host, "Star Trek" royalty William Shatner. After 11 episodes of 12 ...

For years, popular culture has treated a human settlement on Mars as an almost inevitable next chapter, a matter of engineering and willpower rather than fundamental limits. Astrophysicist Neil ...

Last weekend, Elon Musk provided an update on SpaceX’s plans to send humanity to Mars. His goal was succinctly summarized by the title of his presentation: “Making life multiplanetary.” The ...

Fresh lava looks like the last place anything could live, yet biologists are now finding microbial communities moving in ...

The desert moss Syntrichia caninervis is a promising candidate for Mars colonization thanks to its extreme ability to tolerate harsh conditions lethal to most life forms. The moss is well known for ...

Barack Obama hit out at Silicon Valley tycoons' aspirations to colonize Mars. Earth would be more liveable than Mars "even after a nuclear war" and climate change, he said. It comes as Elon Musk and ...

Physicist, futurist and best-selling author Michio Kaku took audience members on a journey from the universe’s deepest reaches to its most fundamental building blocks at an event hosted by KPFA radio ...

It is not afraid of cold, heat, or radiation. It is an ordinary moss but could contain enormous potential to conquer other planets. A study published in the journal "Science Direct" found that the ...

Bill Maher once had high hopes for Elon Musk—and for humankind. The comedian and Real Time With Bill Maher host has always been skeptical of Musk’s goal of colonizing Mars, but he did once think the ...